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Kushiro Subprefecture

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Capital
  
Kushiro

Population
  
261,883 (Mar 2009)

Area
  
5,997 km²

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido Prefecture

Kushiro Subprefecture

Website
  
kushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Kushiro Subprefecture (釧路総合振興局, Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Contents

Cities

  • Kushiro (capital)

    • Towns and villages by district

  • Akan District
  • Tsurui
  • Akkeshi District
  • Akkeshi
  • Hamanaka
  • Kawakami District
  • Shibecha
  • Teshikaga
  • Kushiro District
  • Kushiro
  • Shiranuka District
  • Shiranuka

    • History

  • November, 1897 Kushiro Subprefecture established
  • August, 1922 Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁)
  • October 20, 1948 Ashoro District transferred to Tokachi Subprefecture
  • April 1, 1957 Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture

    • References

    Kushiro Subprefecture Wikipedia
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